PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF

A powerful 7.5 Richter Scale earthquake struck northern Pakistan and Afghanistan recently, killing hundreds of people, officials said. The death toll could climb in coming days because communications were down in much of the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range area where the quake was centered. The quake was 213 km deep and centered 254 km northeast of Kabul in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province.Thousands of houses have been damaged or destroyed. The most affected...

FLORIDA REFUGEE ASSISTANCE

The local South Florida Muslim relief organizations (ICNA Relief, FHII, Islamic Relief, SAC, SAMS, CAIR, and Helping Hand) and various Masajid (ISOM, ICSF, ICBR, and NUIA) came together and designated a Florida Refugee Assistance Committee to receive the asylum seekers and help integrate them into society.

We are working with several refugee families, helping them with housing, food, employment, and other...